Colander.



UNITED STATES PATENT oFFroE. x

. ADLE M vrmLioE DBs-Prinz, or Asxnnns, FRANCE.

' COLANDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Application filed March l1, 1907. Serial No. 361,795.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADELE MATHILDE Dnsrnnz, a citizen of the Republic of France, and residing at Asnires, Province of Seine, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cola-nders and the Like, of which the following is a. specification. ,l

This myentionrelates to .colanders and the like and has for its objecta su ortlng device for col-anders. and the like w uch can lproviding such a support for the colanders and the like that it does not project itself down into the recipient to any appreciable extent and moreover prevents the colanders and the like from projecting down into the recipient.

Another .feature of this invention consists in providing a flange at the bottom of the said support for allowing the latter to be placed on recipients of various necks.

Another feature of this 'invention consists in providing in the support a-hole or holes for allowing the air to escape from the reci ient, thus facilitatingthe flowing down of t 1e liquid or the like.

.ln the accompanying drawing, FigureA 1 shows a vertical section through the newsupport, F ig. 2 shows a modified shape ofthis support in combination with' a coffee filter placed on a glass, the left half of this figure being an elevation, and the right part of the same a vertical section.

The support is constituted by a body lof the shapes shown on the drawing or of any other convenient shape, cylindrical or widening at the top for instance. This body is provided with a flange 2 formed preferably in one piece with the body. This flange may be a conical one as shown on F ig. 1 as this shape appears to be the best one, but itmay be also of any other convenient shape; it may be flat, conical with its nidening at the bottom, convex', etc.; it may also project insideas shown on the drawing. The breadth of the said flange must be always sufficient for being placed on recipients of various sizes, even of various shapes of necks. A portion of the flange 2 is bent back upon the body portion, as shown at 9 in Fig. 2 of the drawmg, to form a drip. It is obvious from such a construction that the vapor will not collect about the under side of the flange and body portion and find its way to lthe exterior of the receptacle 4. The support is further )rovided with a hole or holes` as shown at 3 which facilitate the flowing down of the liquid or the li (e.

The support may be used in combination with a coffee filter as shown in Fig. 2. It can be thus substituted to the known combinations of coffee filters and glass. 'In the said latter combinations the coffee filter can be used only on a. glass of eculiar size, while the provided with a lid 7 in which a hole or holes 8 are also bored.

To the advantages hereinbefore mentioned a further one must be added which is more peculiarly inherent to the example shown on the drawings. The support and the filter may be manufactured by a simple stamping or pressing, and thus the manufacture of these pieces is very easy and cheap. Furthermore, the diameter of the bottom part of the filter being smaller than the diameter of its top part, the filter holds firmly on its support.

Having thus described and ascertained the nature of my invention and in what manner the 'same may be used I declare that what I claim is 1. An article of manufacture comprising a hollow cylindrical upwardly converging body side .of the body instead of projecting outi so l forming open extremities, one of increased 1GO 

